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A Literature Kit for the novel The Family Under the Bridge written by Natalie Savage Carlson.Take a Peek Inside:Expose your students to the hardships of poverty and the power that comes with family. Multi-leveled questions and prompts will have students digging deeper while making connections. Investigate the setting to determine what is already known about the historic country of France. Explain what is ironic about Armand's words to the pigeons. Recall what was read by completing a paragraph f

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3rd - 4th

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Also included in: Family Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 3-4

Frindle - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

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A Literature Kit for the novel Frindle written by Andrew Clements.Take a Peek Inside:Make learning about words fun again with a clever tale about a boy who invents a new word for the dictionary. Our resource is ready-made, saving you time when preparing a lesson plan for this novel. Set a purpose for reading by establishing which vocabulary words students are not familiar with. Show your comprehension of the novel with multiple choice questions. In a journal prompt, use your critical thinking s

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3rd - 4th

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Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 3-4

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg.Take a Peek Inside:Solve a mystery and find a home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enhance instruction and allow for much deeper conversations to keep students engaged. Imagine who the character of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler will be and what role she will play in the story. Put the Kincaid children's actions in the correct order they occurred as they ran away. Find a simile used to de

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

A Single Shard - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel A Single Shard written by Linda Sue Park.Take a Peek Inside:Gain a sense of responsibility and knowing what it's like to have someone's fate in their hands. Our resource is great for quizzes, vocabulary and writing prompts. Predict what will happen between Tree-ear and Min, and whether Tree-ear will become a potter. Match characters to their actions in the story. Use words in a sentence to show its meaning. Describe how Tree-ear prepares the clay for Min, and how d

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5th - 6th

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Matilda - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

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A Literature Kit for the novel Matilda written by Roald Dahl.Take a Peek Inside:Explore the power of the mind and how anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Challenge students by expanding their vocabulary and testing their comprehension with writing prompts and assessment questions. Test comprehension with multiple choice questions that explores the character of Matilda. Expand your character study by reflecting on Matilda's view of C.S. Lewis' novels, and what she considers to be a d

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3rd - 4th

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Also included in: School Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 3-4

The Egypt Game - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Egypt Game written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.Take a Peek Inside:Let your imagination run wild in a land that existed long ago, full of intrigue and mystery. Challenge students with higher-order questions, encouraging an understanding of literary elements. Complete sentences from the book with their missing words. Explain how statements from the text are examples of foreshadowing. Match vocabulary words found in the novel with their meanings. Use examples of pers

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Adventure Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

The Sign of the Beaver - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Sign of the Beaver written by E.G. Speare.Take a Peek Inside:Learn the importance of having skills for wilderness survival. Offer students a variety of objective and subjective questions. Get a clear understanding of the setting by comparing 1768 with today. Explore the concept of stereotyping with Matt's interaction with Attean. Students write an alternate ending to the incident with the bear that reflects how they would have reacted in that situation. Match v

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Survival Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

The Giver - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Giver written by Lois Lowry.Take a Peek Inside:Enter a futuristic world where all manner of emotions are nonexistent. Students imagine a future and how different it will be to their present. Provide writing prompts that encourage students to make strong text connections. Explain Jonas' mindset when he brought home the apple, an act that is forbidden in this society. Write a journal entry as Jonas, expressing his innermost feelings about what will happen the fol

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5th - 6th

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Hatchet - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel Hatchet written by Gary Paulsen.Take a Peek Inside:A thrilling adventure of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness to learn the basic needs for survival. Help students think deeper about the novel and offer a great jumping off point for class discussion. Demonstrate prior knowledge of the story's setting, including animals and terrain Brian may come across. Answer true or false questions about the turtle and its eggs that Brian encountered. Describe Brian's appea

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

The Graveyard Book - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Graveyard Book written by Neil Gaiman.Take a Peek Inside:Enter a world of supernatural beings and prophecies to learn that there's no destiny but the one you make for yourself. Thought-provoking questions offer students the opportunity to apply comprehension skills. Students explore what makes a good villain and why a mysterious and forbidding atmosphere is so effective. Put the events of Scarlett and Bod's meeting in the correct order. Investigate Victor Hugo'

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Mystery Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

The View From Saturday - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel The View From Saturday written by E.L. Konigsburg.Take a Peek Inside:Follow the journey of four students, whose lives are intertwined both personally and academically. Perfect for monitoring comprehension and discussing vocabulary. Students express what they already know about turtles prior to the reading. Explain what Ethan lost and gained at Julian's tea party. Complete a paragraph from the story with the missing words. Find synonyms to difficult words used in th

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5th - 6th

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The Hundred Dresses - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Hundred Dresses written by Eleanor Estes.Take a Peek Inside:Bring to light the hardships of bullying. Offer a unique viewpoint on the hardships, perseverance and acceptance experienced by a young girl. Bring to the forefront topics for discussion about treating each other in a kindly manner. Students share their impressions of people based on where they live and how they dress to get them into the right mindset prior to reading the story. Find details in the st

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3rd - 4th

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Gregor the Overlander - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel Gregor the Overlander written by Suzanne Collins. Take a Peek Inside:Fall underground to a magical land where a prophecy is soon to come true. Surpass all expectations with thought-provoking activities. Students give meaning to sentences from the novel. Write the true version of false statements from the book. Determine what a metaphor is and find an example from the story. Recall in detail the complete prophecy as told to Gregor. Choose the definition that matches

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5th - 6th

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Bud, Not Buddy - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel Bud, Not Buddy written by Christopher Paul Curtis.Take a Peek Inside:Run off to Grand Rapids on a humorous adventure filled with interesting characters, all leading to a place to call home. Pose questions that will initiate great conversation and discussion in any classroom. Discuss the concept of perseverance, and determine why it is an important quality to have. Match characters to their statements. Determine the purpose of the author's intentional use of spellin

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Running Away Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

Owls in the Family - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

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A Literature Kit for the novel Owls in the Family written by Farley Mowat.Take a Peek Inside:Your students will get a hoot out of this story about a boy and his adventures with two owls. Target your students' need for independent reading skills. Demonstrate any prior knowledge on the subject of owls before reading the book. Find the word that best matches the vocabulary word from the novel. Show comprehension with multiple choice and true or false questions. Explain why the owls didn't know how

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3rd - 4th

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Esperanza Renace - Kit de Literatura Gr. 5-6

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Un kit de literatura para la novela Esperanza Renace escrita por Pam Munoz Ryan. Tome un Interior de la Ojeada: Experimenta las dificultades de volver a empezar durante la Gran Depresión. Las actividades actúan como un gran punto de partida para la enseñanza guiada del estudiante. Los estudiantes se deben poner en el lugar de Esperanza y describir sus puntos de vista cambiantes a medida que ella se ve expuesta a la vida de aquéllos más pobres que lo que ella fue en algún momento. Determinarán si

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5th - 6th

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Reading, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

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Grassland Animals Emergent Reader - African Savanna

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Grassland Animals Emergent Reader - Who Can Live in the African Savanna?This African Animals themed emergent reader is a fabulous addition to your study grassland animals.The sight words are "a, this, can, in, the."The high frequency word is "African savanna"Vocabulary words include: zebra, rhino, monkey, lion, leopard, giraffe, elephant, and antelope.

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K - 1st

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Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: Who Lives Where? Emergent Reader Bundle

Holes - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel Holes written by Louis Sachar.Take a Peek Inside:Search for buried treasure along with Stanley while solving an age-old mystery that will change lives forever. We combine comprehension and vocabulary, making it useful for both students and educators. Make an assumption as to what crime Stanley committed prior to reading the novel. Record the social order of the boys at Camp Green Lake on a diagram of a ladder. Provide picture clues to help remember the meaning of t

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Adventure Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

The Great Gilly Hopkins - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Great Gilly Hopkins written by Katherine Paterson.Take a Peek Inside:Discover the importance of family, friendships, and what it means to be loved by those around. Present new vocabulary words in a variety of ways to ensure students are excited to expand their literacy skills. Find the antonym for each word. Match words to their definitions, then identify their part of speech. Explore character motivations by stating why Gilly didn't tell Trotter who the visito

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Coming-of-Age Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

When You Reach Me - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel When You Reach Me written by Rebecca Stead.Take a Peek Inside:Enter a strange world of time travel and mystery, all surrounding one girl. Use a variety of activities to help students figure out the mystery of the novel. Predict what will happen with Julia and Miranda's relationship once their conflict comes out in the open. Figure out what book Miranda is reading to Belle based on the clues from the story. Identify the instructions given to Miranda in the second no

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5th - 6th

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The Tale of Despereaux - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

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A Literature Kit for the novel The Tale of Despereaux written by Kate DiCamillo.Take a Peek Inside:Learn the value of courage and fortitude with this twist on the classic fairy tale. Our comprehensive resource has response questions and activities that are great for guided reading and independent work. Use clues to match vocabulary words from the novel to a crossword puzzle. Show understanding of details from the book by answering short questions. Imagine the inner qualities Roscuro has by descr

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3rd - 4th

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Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 3-4

Number the Stars - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel Number the Stars written by Lois Lowry. Take a Peek Inside:Experience the fear and danger of World War II as one girl risks her life to save her Jewish friend. High-quality, detailed questions and support materials go beyond the typical drill questions. Find proof from the text that shows Mama is determined and quick-thinking. Put events at the end of World War II in order that they happened in the novel. Find examples of foreshadowing in the story and explain what

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5th - 6th

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Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-6

Loser - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

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A Literature Kit for the novel Loser written by Jerry Spinelli. Take a Peek Inside:Students deal with the concept of the human spirit and the importance of failure. Challenge students' comprehension of the novel with a variety of question styles and a final quiz. Students describe Zinkoff's self-image as it appears in the novel. Write a triangle poem about being a mail carrier. Find the synonym of vocabulary words found in the text. Students give their impressions of the teacher's speech on Zink

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5th - 6th

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